Common Words by Reading

ショ
68.8%
counter for places
place ②room ③basho
research establishment
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.)
after all ②(cannot) possibly
whereabouts ②place where one belongs
one's possessions
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.)
place ②counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
magistrate's office
vital part (of the body) ②key point ③male crotch (as a target in fighting)
source ②birthplace ③release from prison
ところ
-ところ
どころ
31.2%
place ②address ③district ④whereupon ⑤about to
place ②address ③district ④whereupon ⑤about to
whereabouts ②place of temporary residence
kitchen ②financial situation
a place or opportunity to make a display of
spot (where one was hit)
point (of a question, story, etc.) ②hold
concubine of an emperor
focus of one's attention
assigned role ②suitable role
place to put something ②place to put oneself
opportunity to show one's abilities
Board of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office) ②samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
Others
Institute for the Study of Western Books (Edo period)